‘We Do Not See A Change In Our Democratic Majority’: White House On Kyrsten Sinema Leaving Party

 

White House Press Briefing 

Karine Jean-Pierre is asked Sen. Kyrsten Sinema (I-AZ) leaving the Democratic Party.

Here is the part of their conversation from the White House, you can watch the video shown below this article:

Reporter: Just two days ago, you said that Warnock's win gave you a little bit more breathing room and a little bit more ability to deliver for the American people. Does Cinema's decision to leave the party take away some of that freaking room?

Karine: As you all know, I said that we understand Senator Cinema's decision to register as an independent, but the way that we see it, it does not change the majority or the complexion of what the Democratic majority is going to look like in the Senate.

Reporter: Does it impact you? I mean, you're saying that this decision won't change at all how you work with her, or you've said that you expect that, or you have every reason to expect that you will continue to work successfully with Cinema. Where does that expectation come from?

Karine responded: "She has voted with the president 93 percent of the time because she has worked with us on key priorities of this administration." We think about his economic policy. I just laid out all of the different historic pieces of legislation we have been able to get done, and she has played a key role in that.

When you think about the chips and science act or the bipartisan infrastructure law, are pieces of legislation. There are other long lists of other things she's worked with us on that are 93 percent, so we think that partnership will continue.